Amina Mohamed, Founder, is a visionary making a huge impact. Since founding her Canadian charity, Cameras For Girls, in 2018, Amina has empowered 89 young women across East Africa through their year-long, 4-phase curriculum covering photography, camera operation, ethical storytelling, and business-building skills. Her programs have now impacted over 1,000 women and expansion is in the future!
Amina equips these young women with tools like a camera to keep and much-needed skills to secure paid work in the male-dominated media space. In addition to this primary program, she has provided free online training to countless African women, helping them develop their storytelling abilities to share their voices with the world. Amina is also a fervent advocate for ethical storytelling, aiming to move beyond colonial mindsets.
Recently, she spoke at the Vital Voices Global Leadership Summit and has been featured in media across Canada and the U.S., including Vogue. Her work champions gender equality to amplify women's voices across Africa by encouraging authentic storytelling practices. With her recent Estée Lauder Beautiful Forces grant, she plans to expand her impact in Uganda by skilling former students to become paid trainers with Cameras For Girls, further building sustainability into the overall programming.
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